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Continental Congress meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives__ voted to send a "statement of grievances"__ Voted to Boycott all British Trade__ Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain__ -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington an Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming.." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of American Revolutionary War
-1st battle of American Revolutionary War
-shot heard round the world"-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-BRITISH Victory__
Battle of Concord-
-Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston -
Capture of Fore Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort__
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons_
AMERICAN Victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought on Breed's Hill__
"Don't fire unti you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott__
BRITISH Victory